Femke Strien

Photo by: Mark Campbell

Photo by: Mark Campbell

Photo by: Mark Campbell

Photo by: Mark Campbell

Photo by: Mark Campbell

Photo by: Sarah Boekholder

Photo by: Mark Campbell

Photo by: Jordan Burgess

Photo by: Jordan Burgess

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-8
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Cals College Nieuwegein
Hometown:
IJsselstein, The Netherlands
Major:
Cognitive Sciences

HONORS/AWARDS

2021 NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
2021 CAA Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll
2021 NFHCA Division I Third Team All-American
2021 NFHCA Division I Mid-Atlantic Region First Team
2021 NFHCA Division I Senior Team
2021 All-CAA First Team
2021 CAA Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
2020 NFHCA Division I Second Team All-American
2020 Synapse Sports Division I Second Team All-American
2020 NFHCA Division I Mid-Atlantic Region First Team
2020 CAA Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll
2020 CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
2020 CAA All-Tournament Team
2020 All-CAA First Team
2020 CAA Player of the Week (Mar. 16 & Mar. 23)
2020 CAA Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll
2019 Longstreth/NFHCA Division I First Team All-American
2019 Longstreth/NFHCA Division I Mid-Atlantic Region First Team
2019 CAA Offensive Player of the Year
2019 All-CAA First Team
2019 CAA All-Tournament Team
2019 All-ECAC First Team
2019 Synapse Sports First Team All-American
2019 NSCA Strength & Conditioning All-American
2019 NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
2019 CAA Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll
2019 CAA Player of the Week (Sept. 3, Sept. 10, Oct. 29, Nov. 5)
2019 NFHCA Division I Weekly Honorable Mention (Sept. 11)
2019 Synapse Sports Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 12, Oct. 31)
2019 CAA Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll
2018 ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA Divsion I National Academic Squad
2018 CAA Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll
2018 CAA Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll
2017 CAA Rookie of the Week (Sept. 5, Oct. 31)
2017 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
2017 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll

AT DELAWARE
Ranks seventh all-time with 107 career points (37g, 33a) ... Ranks 13th all-time with 37 goals ... Tied for seventh with 10 game-winning goals ... Fourth all-time in assists with 33.

2021 SEASON
Started in all 22 games for the Blue Hens ... Her 0.50 assists per game average tied 25th in NCAA Division I ... Tied first on the team with 11 assists ... Second on the squad with 23 points ... Also scored six goals ... Netted the game-winning goal in overtime against Fairfield (Nov. 10) in the NCAA Opening Round ... Her three assists against William & Mary (Oct. 17) tie fourth all-time in program single-game records... Served as team captain ... Helped lead the Blue Hens to their 10th CAA Championship title and an NCAA tournament berth.

2020 SEASON
Started and played in six games for the Blue Hens ... Had three goals and five assists on the season, for 11 points ... Had one game-winning goal scored in overtime of the CAA Championship game against James Madison ... Helped lead the Blue Hens to their ninth CAA Championship title and an NCAA tournament berth

2019 SEASON
Started all 20 games as a junior ... Ranked seventh nationally with 2.25 points per game, 10^th with 0.85 goals per and 16^th with 0.55 assists per. ... Also led the CAA with five game-winning goals ... Logged first career hat trick with three goals in win at Hofstra (Oct. 25) ... Tied a Fred P. Rullo Stadium and Delaware CAA Tournament record with a career-best four assists in CAA semifinals win against James Madison (Nov. 8) ... Only conference player to earn CAA Player of the Week honors more than once.

2018 SEASON
Appeared in 20 games with 16 starts for the Hens ... Fourth on the team with a career-best 17 points (6g, 5a) and six goals ... Third for Delaware with a career-high five assists ... Recorded the game-winning goal in 4-2 victory at William & Mary (Oct. 21) ... Collected a season-high three points on one goal and one assist in 6-0 win over Hofstra (Oct. 28) ... Dished out a career-best two assists in 3-0 win against Drexel (Sept. 28).

2017 SEASON
Played in 16 games and started 10 for the five-time CAA Champion Blue Hens ... Tallied five goals, with a game-winner against Northeastern (Oct. 29) ... Scored first career goal in win over Dartmouth (Sept. 1); also registered an assist against the Big Green ... Posted a season-high two goals at Northeastern (Oct. 29).

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Played more than 13 years for SCHC and HC Ijsseloever.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Ron and Karin Strien ... Has two siblings, Julian and Karlijn.

COACH VAN DE KERKHOF SAYS
“Femke has an excellent skill set and vision, is calm under pressure, and level headed, which will allow her to contribute to the team early on. Femke likes to keep it simple which will help her and others around her to a higher level of Delaware Hockey. Her personality and characteristics will allow her to grow into an on-field leader for the Blue Hens.”

WHY DELAWARE?
“I committed to the Blue Hen field hockey program and the University of Delaware because it will allow me to be both a student and an athlete at a high level. I believe that I can improve myself as a field hockey player, as well as academically. After I visited the University of Delaware, the kindness and helpfulness of the people I met convinced me to become a student-athlete here. I hope to contribute to such a positive atmosphere the coming years.”